Burnley boss Sean Dyche suggested disappointment over Andre Gray's suspension helped spur his side to a 2-0 victory over Watford.
The Clarets saw last season's top-scorer banned for four matches by the Football Association on Friday, having faced disrepute charges related to offensive tweets from 2012.
Gray publicly apologised for the content of those posts, some of which contained homophobic language, and they are condemned by his employers too, but there is a sense of frustration at Turf Moor that they are paying for ills that occurred before his time at the club.
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Burnley boss Sean Dyche suggested disappointment over Andre Gray's suspension helped spur his side to a 2-0 victory over Watford.
The Clarets saw last season's top-scorer banned for four matches by the Football Association on Friday, having faced...

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Watford are close to agreeing an £18.5million deal for Burnley striker Andre Gray.
The Turf Moor club had turned down two previous offers from Watford and said they wanted to keep the 26-year-old.
However, with Watford increasing their offer and the...